In this column, “Just putting this out there…,” we write about the odd ways we engage with tech and the unpopular opinions we form about it. One of my biggest sources of inner turmoil is how I consume music: I still buy MP3s. This is often met with shock, horror, or hushed murmurings of “good
Read MorePurported Sonos Move Bluetooth speaker with base station. | Image via WinFuture We’re getting a better look at the long-awaited portable bluetooth speaker from Sonos thanks to a slew of new images posted by WinFuture. The German publication that specializes in Microsoft leaks has posted what it says are “official marketing images” of the new
Read MoreOur robot colleague Satoshi Nakaboto writes about Bitcoin every fucking day. Welcome to another edition of Bitcoin Today, where I, Satoshi Nakaboto, tell you what’s been going on with Bitcoin in the past 24 hours. As Plato used to say: Let’s get it! Bitcoin Price We closed the day, August 17 2019, at a price
Read MorePerhaps the most amazing thing about fossils is that they don’t just show us what extinct animals looked like, they can also reveal how those animals lived. Even a fossilized dinosaur egg can provide a wealth of clues about its parents’ behavior. Dinosaur hunters in the Javkhlant region of the Gobi Desert in Mongolia recently
Read MoreThe Super Nintendo port of Gradius III is notable for being close to the arcade original, with its large, bright and colorful graphics. However, due to the limitation of the console’s hardware, the port is also well known for having constant slowdowns during gameplay, particularly during later sections. [Vitor] hacked away at the game and
Read MoreKevin Kwok / kwokchain: Slack isn’t becoming the “central nervous system” for all the workflows of its users because it’s just filling cracks left by productivity apps, not fixing them — The arc of collaboration is long and it bends in the direction of functional workflows. Slack isn't becoming the "central nervous system" for all
Read More[DIY Perks] has long been a fan of lights that accurately mimic real daylight. Often choosing high-quality LEDs for his projects, lately he’s taken a different tack – using broken televisions to produce attractive home lighting solutions. The hack involves removing the backlight from the damaged television or monitor. These have a powerful white light
Read MoreLily Hay Newman / Wired: Facebook has built a static analysis platform, dubbed Zoncolan, that can scan Facebook’s 100M lines of code in under 30 minutes to help catch bugs — FACEBOOK DOESN’T HAVE the most stellar privacy and security track record, especially given that many of its notable gaffes were avoidable. Facebook has built
Read MoreNatasha Lomas / TechCrunch: Apple’s WebKit announces strict anti-tracking policy to prevent covert tracking and all cross-site tracking, credits Mozilla’s policy for inspiring its approach — WebKit, the open source engine that underpins Internet browsers including Apple’s Safari browser, has announced … Apple's WebKit announces strict anti-tracking policy to prevent covert tracking and all cross-site
Read MoreHackers are quite often the price conscious type, unwilling to pay jacked up prices for cold beverages when they can be purchased warm and in bulk for much lower cost. However, when guests are on the way and time is running out, it’s crucial to chill the drinks down to the right temperature, and fast.
Read MoreDean Takahashi / VentureBeat: Q&A with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, who says the company is now working with 4,500 AI startups, compared to 2,000 in April, 2017 — Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang proudly proclaimed on an analyst earnings call this week that artificial intelligence is the “single most powerful force of our time.” Q&A with
Read MoreThe actress channels her powers in the new series on superheroes gone bad. The Boys on Amazon: Star Erin Moriarty talks superhero mania, Marvel, #MeToo – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreWhat Apple could introduce for our wrists in 2019, or so we’ve heard. Apple Watch 5: Rumors, price, fitness features, battery and more – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe actress channels her powers in the new series on superheroes gone bad. The Boys on Amazon: Star Erin Moriarty talks superhero mania and #MeToo – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreYou know, we hadn’t realized how tired we were of vertical laser harps until we saw [Jonathan Bumstead]’s entry into the 2019 Hackaday Prize. It’s all well and good to imitate the design of the inspiring instrument. But the neat thing about synths is that they aren’t confined to the physics of the acoustic instruments
Read MoreGurinder Chadha, the filmmaker behind Bend It Like Beckham and Bride and Prejudice, returns with a heartfelt movie filled to the brim with music from The Boss. Blinded by the Light: Exuberant Bruce Springsteen musical wouldn't exist without Brexit – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreDecisions, decisions. Apple Watch 5 to come in titanium and ceramic models, says a report – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreJohn Gruber / Daring Fireball: By not providing Siri users with clear control over how their data is used, Apple is at odds with the privacy doctrine that it preaches on billboards — I pooh-poohed this story at first, mostly on the grounds that I thought we knew about this, and that the recordings were
Read MoreThe Library of Congress can be a great place to find everything from free movies and books to epic public-domain pictures of cats. Read more… Read Unpublished Walt Whitman Poems While Helping Transcribe Things For the Library of Congress Source: Life Hacker
Read MorePhoto by James Bareham / The Verge Earlier this week, a number of reports pointed to an exchange program for Nintendo Switch owners looking to upgrade from the original model. According to these reports, Nintendo would offer a free upgrade for those who purchased their Switch after July 17th, when the new model with improved
Read MoreEvery time we watch Minority Report we want to make wild hand gestures at our computer — most of them polite. [Rootsaid] wanted to do the same and discovered that the PAJ7620 is an easy way to read hand gestures. The little sensor has a serial interface and can recognize quite a bit of hand
Read MoreTech industry employment is a seller’s market firmly on the side of top talent, but competition for the best jobs remains fierce. Candidates cannot skate by on common skillsets and expect to secure the lucrative salaries, prestige, and perks for which the tech sector has become known. Companies today use advanced tools and tests to
Read MoreThe Smithsonian’s Free Museum Day is happening this year on September 21, but you can snag your tickets for the day now. Read more… Get Your Free Museum Day Tickets Now Source: Life Hacker
Read MoreAnd he’s doing just as badly as Mark Zuckerberg did. Also, what’s Amazon anyway? Silicon Valley season 6 trailer shows Richard testifying in front of Congress – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreLuke Winkie / VentureBeat: How cities like Katowice in Poland, Hangzhou in China, and Frisco, Texas are embracing esports tournaments in a bid to revive their economies — For centuries, Katowice was a mining town. The first settlers were craftsmen in the 18th century, who arrived in the lowlands of Southern Poland … How cities
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